Game:

Hazelnut Hex (2023)

Duration: 22:28

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A fun shmup by developer Chunderfins. It has an excellent soundtrack, and a very cute pastel-looking art style.

It's a very accessible shmup. I didn't find the Normal clear hard to accomplish (although there is a harder mode called 'Moderate' for anyone looking for more challenge, which I will do one day). You have a meter that charges your shot, and you need to collect the large pickups that enemies drop to max it out. You have a meter that charges your bomb, and you need to collect the small pickups that enemies drop to keep filling it up. You get an extend every 500,000 points. You have a normal shot, and a charge shot that charges up if you keep your finger off the shot button for a few seconds. You also get a little squirrel friend every now and again as a pick up and he can help you out.

To score, you need to get combos with the charge shot, get collectibles and use your bomb for massive bullet cancels. I'm not the best scorer, but I think this is respectable enough. There's 5 stages, with 6 bosses.

The soundtrack is one of the biggest highlights here. I listen to it fairly regularly.

Chapters:
Stage 1 - 00:00
Stage 2 - 02:58
Stage 3 - 06:47
Stage 4 - 10:18
Stage 5 - 14:03
Final Boss - 17:38

I didn't realize I could control the squirrel during the credits.

Thanks for watching.

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